Expose a repository as an IQueryable

Question

I\'d like to expose a Repository as an \'IQueryable\' type.

The repository uses Linq to NHibernate to communicate with the database.

Can anyone point me at an ex

Answer 1

This is a bad design.

An IQueryable is a question (lookup "query" in a dictionary). It's how you ask for data. It's what you should be giving to the Repository.

A Repository should be returning answers -- the data itself.

If the Repository is returning a IQueryable, you've pretty much negated the need for the Repository.